The Guardian Cryptic Crossword September 17 2025 Answers (9/17/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword September 17, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword September 17, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 9/17/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Collector of cuttings from Spy and Punch?
5A	Shakespeare’s ghost, clutching battered hat, starts to irritate chess club
9A	Jovial brother to write back and create harmony
10A	Ancient mariner might use this to cure 5?
11A	Project Endless Bliss
12A	Wild crocuses adorn son and heir
13A	Unhealthy popular suspicion surrounded old burial ground
17A	Official statement showing how to open security door
20A	Wreckage of boats caught by rocks – subject of old English ballad
22A	New Amsterdam, for instance
23A	Nuclear missile in possession of 9
24A	Soldier on holiday with cake decorator
25A	Comedian perhaps from America abandons usual material
26A	See 5
1D	Gujarati leader and two successors
2D	Draw a rotten apple
3D	Regimen ruling out stuffing; blocking fries and sweet drinks
4D	Politicians, without hint of shame, engaged in out-and-out exaggeration
6D	Third part of Gormenghast missing from book shelf
7D	Teacher’s sexy selfie
8D	Moment day-tripper lost heart to bus driver
10D	Conductor interacting with field, releasing current, may result in electrical discharge
14D	Put out unwrapped gift – tactful to dispense with show
15D	Both leads quit Top Gun musical comedy
16D	To a large extent artificer, am I still artisan?
18D	Bird’s eggs served up on time in Paris and Rome
19D	Clergyman ensconced in motorcycle rickshaw
21D	This particular thank you letter

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